The MSU run defense has had its fair share of opportunities to prove itself to start the Big Ten season. After shutting down Wisconsin and Michigan, the Spartans will face another strong running team in Illinois.
Coming off its second-straight Big Ten road loss, the No. 21 MSU men’s soccer team will look to gain some confidence in a midweek, nonconference home match against Western Michigan at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Not since she was a freshman has Becca Zlabis seen her team take down Michigan. But the junior outside hitter said she expects the MSU volleyball team’s preparation this week to put itself in a position to do some damage against its in-state rival Wednesday night.
When football head coach Mark Dantonio briefly addressed the media at Skandalaris Football Center on Sunday, he said he already is looking ahead to No. 13 MSU’s homecoming matchup against Illinois next Saturday.
Going into its first and only exhibition game, the MSU hockey team expected the defense to lead the way to a successful season. But after Friday’s 5-3 loss to Western Ontario, head coach Rick Comley is trying to figure out his team.
I’m going to change things a bit this week. I don’t need to explain why there was no good in the NFL on Sunday. When the Detroit Lions win, let alone in blowout fashion, you know it was a bad week for the NFL. Welcome to the bad and the extremely ugly of week five.
After being cut by the Washington Redskins on Saturday, former second-round pick and MSU wide receiver Devin Thomas was picked up by the Carolina Panthers.
In the final moments of No. 13 MSU’s 34-17 win against Michigan, as MSU fans chanted loudly and were the only voice heard in the Big House, one thing became apparent: MSU has a stranglehold on this rivalry.
No. 11 Wake Forest came into Sunday’s game and found themselves overpowered by the No. 7 MSU field hockey team’s offensive attack, which forced 16 shots and defeated its ACC opponent, 3-1.
After splitting its home weekend set, almost earning a conference sweep, the MSU volleyball team feels it is stepping in the right direction.
Being outrushed by about 80 yards in the first quarter, the No. 13 MSU football team knew a better effort was needed if it was going to win its third in a row against Michigan.
The No. 18 men’s soccer team suffered its second straight Big Ten road loss with a 2-1 result at Penn State on Sunday.
The MSU women’s soccer team played Michigan to a tie for the fourth year in a row Saturday in Ann Arbor.
The MSU hockey team fell to Western Ontario 5-3 in the team’s first and only exhibition game of the season on Friday at Munn Ice Arena.
At his weekly media briefing Sunday night following No. 13 MSU’s 34-17 win against Michigan, head coach Mark Dantonio announced senior cornerback Chris L. Rucker will be suspended for at least the Spartans’ next game against Illinois on Saturday.
The No. 17 MSU football team knocked off archrival No. 18 Michigan, 34-17, in a dominant performance Saturday at Michigan Stadium.
Since Mark Dantonio’s arrival in 2007, a new standard has been set at MSU. The reign of dominance by Michigan has shifted and the state of Michigan has become a two-team war.
It hasn’t happened since 1967, but on Saturday, the No. 17 MSU football team believes it can hand archrival Michigan its third straight loss in the rivalry.
The MSU hockey team will have to replace its senior class along with three outstanding juniors after defenseman Jeff Petry and forwards Andrew Rowe and Corey Tropp all decided to skip their final year to play professionally.